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Ronda was delightful. I went there by bus on a day trip from Malaga. The journey went through some rugged, mountainous terrain as we got closer to our destination. | |||
This steep gorge divides the old town from the new(ish) one. | |||
The valley below seemed to be quite fertile. There were farms dotted throughout the plain. | |||
This is a view looking towards the Old Town. Behind the palm trees there is that steep gorge mentioned earlier, and beyond that we can see the Cathedral of Ronda. | |||
Lunch on the terrace at the lip of the gorge. | |||
This is the Puente Nuevo (the New Bridge), which spans the Guadalevín River. It was constructed in the 18th Century.
According to Wikipedia: "There is a chamber beneath the central arch that was used for a variety of purposes, including as a prison. During the civil war (1936 to 1939), both sides allegedly used the prison as a torture chamber for captured opponents, killing some by throwing them from the windows to the rocks below at the bottom of the El Tajo gorge." |
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This Minaret is all that remains of an old Mosque. The doorway in the tower has a characteristic Moorish horseshoe arch. | |||
This is a view looking towards the new town, past the Puente Nuevo. | |||
This is the Puente Viejo (the Old Bridge) which also spans the The Guadalevín River. | |||
This photo gives you a sense of the ruggedness of the terrain surrounding Ronda. | |||
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